Vlad’s eyes narrowed, and with a retreat of his foot, he instantly turned into a crimson swirl, sweeping away from the original spot, taking the unresponsive Orika with him. In the next moment, the ground where Vlad previously stood was enveloped by a beam at least two meters thick, descending from the sky, lifting the roof along with it, and exploding into a large crater over ten meters wide on the ground. High above at the spot where the beam appeared, a flicker of mosaic-like light and shadow emerged, clearly exceeding the hidden mechanism’s tolerance, rendering it completely ineffective. Revealing after the concealment, a figure hidden beneath a car-sized beam cannon, showing off a fiery silhouette. The person wore skin-tight clothing in black and red, of an unknown material, where magic power flowed, clearly of an extraordinary quality. The tight attire perfectly outlined her shapely figure, her brown hair tied back. Underneath the data-streaming visor, the woman’s face was flushed, unsure if it was from the excitement of the blast just now or the aftereffects of the magic circulation, she shook her head with faint lament. "A pity, as expected of a god believer skilled in the spirit, such concealment abilities indeed couldn’t deceive. The cloaking device needs improvement, and the charging time for the Light Energy Cannon is also an issue. If it could be faster by another second, perhaps it could hit before detection..." The woman calmly analyzed the earlier strike and patted the Light Energy Cannon in her hand, which immediately began to transform and compress, disappearing amid a ripple of space. "Attention, the energy reading of the target is abnormal, likely having received more blessings reaching Tier Six, proceed directly to action." Gazing at Vlad below, who avoided the strike and reappeared to make eye contact with her, the woman spoke with no emotional fluctuation. Having said that, spatial ripples appeared again beside the woman, and a brand-new mechanical device emerged, quickly transforming and assembling on the woman, turning her into a mecha covered in cannons in a mere two seconds. Centered around the energy core on the chest, the cannon tubes diffused like stellar rays, the magic power of a Mechanical Master flowing on the mecha, revealing the aura of Tier Six unmistakably. Subsequently, several auras erupted around the warehouse’s perimeter, no longer hiding themselves, rising into the air from above, all reaching Tier Five! "One Tier Six, plus seven Tier Fives, they truly hold me in high regard... If it were before my promotion, I would indeed have no choice but to call for help." Vlad, under the mutual sharing of Bai Yi’s transcendent abilities, was particularly sensitive to life. Earlier, the woman’s cloaking device was indeed quite sophisticated, but unfortunately, it had no effect on him. Once within his ability range, the Tier Six aura was immediately detected by him, though due to the effect of the cloaking device, he wasn’t sure of the person’s identity or whether it was an enemy or a high-tier member of the church ready to intervene in the battle. Until the Beam Cannon began charging, displaying its hostility, he finally confirmed. Now the woman in the sky no longer concealed herself, openly showcasing her abilities. Vlad immediately correlated her with the information from the network, identifying her identity. "The ’Rising Star’ Katrina of the Martial Cultivation Association, a Tier Six Mechanical Master, renowned for her violent firepower output, fully unleashing like a miniature supernova explosion..." Vlad quickly skimmed the collected intelligence in his mind, now having confidence. Knowing in advance that the Martial Cultivation Association was about to dispatch a Tier Six assault, how could Vlad not prepare by collecting intelligence beforehand? Although the Martial Cultivation Association is vast and influential, their strong individuals are still limited in number, and in the interstellar era, unless there’s sufficient coercion, it’s impossible to conceal information once it’s existed. These Martial Cultivation Association members are eager for everyone to know they are targeting god believers, so how could they obscure their information? The intelligence on the association’s strong individuals has long flooded the skies, and Vlad had already studied them. This ’Rising Star’ Katrina was one of the faces of the Martial Cultivation Association, believing in gaining strength through knowledge and holding deep resentment towards god believers who get great power from deities. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍 Due to her abilities as a Mechanical Master, she was less affected by powers like telekinesis and often appeared in battles targeting god believers, except those from the [Creator] church. However, she was also highly individualistic, she not only resented god believers but also treated even disliked those internally within the Martial Cultivation Association who don’t work hard and just envy others, the low-tier transcendents. So this time, accompanying her were all professions within the association inclined towards mechanics, upon a brief identification, Vlad ascertained their professions. "Two Mechanical Masters, one Mecha Master, two Rune Puppet Masters, and two Mechanical Warriors... Did they discover from those dispatched bishops that we are not only skilled in telekinesis but also life-based abilities, hence all went mechanical... The first two are mechanical by nature, professions combining the martial artist system, respectively inclined towards telekinesis and physicality. The latter two, however, are not mechanically intrinsic, among them, the Rune Puppet Master is a Magic Side profession with a mechanical inclination, primarily using puppet equipment combined with mechanics. The Mechanical Warrior is a martial artist system profession inclined towards mechanics, relying on mechanical support for combat, familiar to Vlad as their secret ally in Grey Star City has a Seventh Rank in this profession. Under normal circumstances, these mechanics-inclined strong individuals indeed pose a significant threat to them, but thinking about their recently settled plan, it couldn’t help but evoke a peculiar feeling, making Vlad feel a twinge of pity for these enemies.